ABBY: The Minis
They have to get out there and do
a routine that was just changed to a trio literally overnight.
They're not stage ready.
They're just not.
I need to motivate this little trio.
Girls, I have a surprise for you.
Come on in.
Hey, guys.
Hi, how are you?
There's nothing that motivates a dancer like another dancer.
I'm taking Sammy and Jordan, and I'm going to let them
do a duet against this trio.
Abby, are we going to run the trio?
Girls, I need-- these two are dancing right now,
these two little ones.
Let's go.
Arms up!
KERRI: Who are these girls?
We have no clue how long this duo
has been practicing their dance, but now
they're against our girls.
This isn't right.
Abby, can you watch the Trio?
KERRI: --take a look at the Trio.
ABBY: Yeah, I'm worried about these two little ones.
ABBY: The mothers need to understand
that I know what I'm doing.
I did it before.
There will be one new team member
to go up against each of you.
And it worked.
ANNOUNCER: Your national champion.
Amber alert from the Abby Lee Dance Company.
ABBY: Don't think that these kids are
competing against each other.
This is about challenging these kids to push themselves.
Plus, if the trio bombs, I still have these two who can win.
After all, it's my reputation on the line, right?
Girls, I understand that it was a group,
that there were six children.
And three of them kind of stabbed in the back, there,
didn't they?
KERRI: I mean, let's just go dance.
And, like, you haven't even noticed them.
What are you talking about, notice them?
Sweetheart, if you can look like Maddie or any one of these kids
behind me, give me a call.
KERRI: Oh, my gosh.
What are you talking about?
You are the people that I don't want to work with.
The people.
You represent the whole entire culture.
You do.
Back in the day, you dropped your kid off at dance class,
you respected the teacher, you let them do their job,
and you went back and you picked them up.
KERRI: Come on. Come on.
It's OK.
You guys go-- well let them go practice, at least.
No, no, let her see what her mother is like.
I'm not going to let you get walked all over,
and I'm not going to let you not have the respect you deserve.
And I'm not going to let you ever be on TV.
KERRI: Yell at my daughter one more time.
Yell in front of her one more time.
I can get louder.
AREANA: You just need to show Abby how good you are,
and that she's wrong, and that she would regret
everything that she just said.
Because you're better than what she just said.
So you need to go out on that stage,
and we all need to show her how great we are.
And that we deserve to be on the Mini Team.
OK?
KERRI: The girls have worked so hard to turn
this group dance into a trio.
And Abby wants to spring a duet against them?
For what?
To mess with their heads or something?
We don't deserve this.
ANNOUNCER: Moving on to entry number 46.2, The Maniacs.
[music playing]
(SINGING) One, two, three.
One time.
One, two, three.
One time, one time.
Oh, yeah.
Up, up up up, uh, all right, all right.
Oh, yeah.
Up, up up up, all right, all right.
Dropping bombs.
[audience cheering]
AREANA: OK, guys, your tumbling, your turns,
your facials, everything.
You too, we need to, all of us.
We got to--
GIRL: We need to do facials, like, mm-hmm, we got this.
And just forget about, like, what Abby said.
ANNOUNCER: Number 46.
It's The Monsters.
[MUSIC - WIZARDZ OF OZ, "BOOGEYMAN"]
(SINGING) Run, run.
I'm out when the sun goes down, when the the DJ starts,
and is spinning the sounds.
Don't need no haunted house.
Everybody's around.
Ooh, he's gonna get you.
Run, run, run, just as fast as you can.
It's too late, my friend.
Here comes the Boogeyman.
Boogey, boogey, Boogeyman.
They did great.
[audience cheers]
ABBY: I must say, the Mini Trio was amazing.
It's the best I have ever seen these three kids dance.
They proved to me that they don't want to be replaced.
I brought Sammy and Jordan in for some healthy competition,
but now it's turned into real competition.